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Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

Creator:

Zophy, Kelley T.

Abstract:

Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...

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Masters Thesis
Persistence of western juniper resource islands following canopy removal

Creator:

Miwa, Christopher

Abstract:

Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) cover has more than doubled within the last century and currently occupies over 9 million acres in the Intermountain West. Encroachment has altered the spatial distribution of soil nutrients and plants in these systems, forming nutrient enriched 'resource islands,' under tree canopies. The purpose of this...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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in treated juniper plots has been more rapid in other studies (Vaitkus and Eddleman, 1987; Evans